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Nephrology

News, opinions and meeting coverage in nephrology.

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Weekly Insulin Efsitora Noninferior to Daily Degludec in Type 1, Type 2 Diabetes

But higher severe hypoglycemia risk with efsitora in type 1 diabetes likely precludes its use

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Early Parathyroidectomy No Boon for Preventing Depression

But neurocognitive effects of surgery may be more subtle than a clinical depression diagnosis

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New Studies Fuel Debate Over GLP-1 Drugs and Suicide Risk

No link found in nationwide data from Sweden and Denmark and in analysis of STEP trials

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Oral Anticoagulation and TAVR Together: A Recipe for Trouble

Continued OAC failed to meet noninferiority in POPular PAUSE TAVI

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ESC Streamlines Cardiovascular Guidelines

Afib, hypertension, and others get updates with simplifications

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Nonsteroidal MRA Improves Outcomes in HFpEF, HFmrEF

Randomized trial shows benefits beyond heart failure with low ejection fraction, but not survival

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Another Trial Sides With MitraClip for Functional Mitral Regurgitation

RESHAPE-HF2 has provocative implications for a wider pool of TEER candidates

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TriClip's 'Soft' Benefits Affirmed in Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation

Randomized trial "highly encouraging" for making patients feel and function better

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Pause or Keep RAS Inhibitors Before Surgery? Take Your Pick.

Either choice is "acceptable" based on randomized study

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Mortality Risk Dropped for Living Kidney Donors Over the Past Decade

Deaths more common in male donors and those with history of hypertension

FDA CLEARED Automated glycemic controller (SmartAdjust) over a photo of a woman wearing an Omnipod 5 device.

FDA Clears First Automated Insulin-Delivery Tech for Type 2 Diabetes

SmartAdjust technology is used in Insulet's Omnipod 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System

Amino Acids May Protect Kidneys During Surgery; EDTA for Chelation Therapy

Also in TTHealthWatch: suicidality among spouses of people with cancer

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Renal Impairment Tracks With Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity

Study highlights another reason to keep RA under control

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Matthew Perry's Doc Reopens Clinic; Trump's Medical Records; Drug Cuts Diabetes Risk

Health news and commentary gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

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Evidence Still Lacking for Iron Deficiency Screening, Supplementation in Pregnancy

USPSTF says new findings were consistent with those of previous review

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Here's How Compounders Make Popular Weight-Loss Drugs

From sourcing API to getting the final formulation just right

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Is Medicare's Negotiated Drug Price List Worth Celebrating? Depends on Whom You Ask.

Reactions from physician and consumer groups were positive, but drugmakers begged to differ

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FDA to Challenge Food Industry to Take Up New Sodium Targets

Agency hopes mean intake will drop to approximately 2,750 mg/day if companies comply

Medicare Unveils First 10 Negotiated Drug Prices

Prices slashed by as much as 79%

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CDC Alerts on Dramatic Rise in Human Parvovirus B19

Pregnant people and those who are immunocompromised most at risk, agency warns

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GLP-1 Agonists for Diabetes Tied to Lower Hyperkalemia Rates

Class was compared with DPP4-inhibitors

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Dementia Risk Dropped With Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Certain Patients

Brain markers of degeneration, injury were better, too

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What's the Best Way to Help Specialists Succeed? Beef Up Primary Care

Let us handle the garden-variety hypertension and diabetes, and give them the complex cases

FDA APPROVED iptacopan (Fabhalta) over a computer rendering of a transparent body with a kidney highlighted.

FDA OKs Complement Inhibitor for IgA Nephropathy

First-in-class iptacopan approved to reduce proteinuria in adults with rare progressive disease

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Poor Physical Function Likely the Main Reason for Higher Fracture Risk in T2D

Skeletal characteristics may not be to blame among older women

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Prescription-Free Online Semaglutide Is Risky Business

Over 40% of pharmacy sites offering GLP-1 drug without a script are known to operate illegally

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Aerosmith Retires After Injury; All Zepbound Doses Now Available; Guacamole Recalled

Health news and commentary gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

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NIH Loses in Court; NSYNC Member's New Diagnosis; Chief Resident Dies at 32

Health news and commentary gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

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Semaglutide May Help Smokers Quit, Study Suggests

Use for diabetes tied to fewer medical visits for tobacco use disorder versus other antidiabetics

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Hint of Alzheimer's Benefit Seen With GLP-1 Drug

Slower cognitive decline, less brain volume loss in early liraglutide study

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Statin Candidate Pool Shrinks if PREVENT Risk Calculator Is Put to Current Practice

Fewer people using primary prevention medications expected to result in more CVD

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FDA Warns of Overdoses With Compounded Semaglutide

Multi-dose vials pose complications for self-administration

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Kim Jong Un's Health Problems; Seine Olympic Event Nixed Again; Vegan Diet and Aging

Health news and commentary gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

Can App Data Link Sleep and Chronic Disease?; AI Model to Manage Diabetes

Also in TTHealthWatch: a monoclonal antibody for ulcerative colitis

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FBI Probes Trump's Injury; RFK Jr. Pushes Farm Therapy; Glucose Monitor Warning

Health news and commentary gathered by 木瓜直播 staff

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People Without Diabetes Make Up Growing Share of GLP-1 Users

Approximately one-fourth of new users in 2023 did not have type 2 diabetes

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This Drug Class Keeps AA Amyloidosis in Check

Staves off end-stage renal disease, retrospective study indicates

Nasal Sprays for Respiratory Infections; Paxlovid in COVID Prevention

Also in TTHealthWatch: diabetes in kids after COVID

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This U.S. President Was Dying, but His Doctors Zipped Their Lips

Eight decades after FDR's decline and death, do White House physicians owe truth to the public?

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We've Been Here Before: The Politicization of Drug Pricing

Ensuring medication access does not have to come at the cost of innovation

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